All Broadcast articles in 27 April 2001
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Revenues up but losses widen at TWG
Chief executive MacKenzie says 'confident of future performance' after radio group sees 22 per cent rise in Q1 revenues
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GWR chief calls for greater radio self-regulation
Bernard says Radio Authority should have been 'more proactive' on the issue
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As If secures second run
Carnival Films teen series gets nod for further series of 19 episodes which will be split between E4 and main channel
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SKILLSET UPS TRAINING
Broadcast industry training body Skillset is to spend an extra£106,000 on courses, taking the total for 2001 to more than£1.5m. The extra money is being targeted at TV writer
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Can the sitcom sit up?
Sitcom is no longer the appointment TV genre it once was, with quiz and reality formats pulling in the real crowds, making commissioners nervous about pouring funds into it. So will the shows still go on?
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Maverick in restructure
Birmingham-based independent producer Maverick Television has undergone a restructure, appointing two executive producers and promoting creative director Martin Head to become the company's first managing director, writes Simon Ellery.
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UNITED'S WILLIS TO LECTURE ON STATE OF TV
LWT and United Productions managing director John Willis is set to deliver a public lecture on the state of TV at the University of Bristol next month. The lecture, entitled Television
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NET RADIO LAUNCH
Former Talk Radio programmer Richard Jacobs has launched a new internet radio station, which claims to be the first in Britain to simultaneously combine audio with text, graphics and retail opportunities.
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ITV ORDERS MULTI-CULTURAL SITCOM
ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a new sitcom pilot from the writer of Channel 4's Desmond's, as part of its£1m fund to develop comedy for the network,
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Rebrand sees Hall quit Invest
Invest TV managing director Ed Hall has resigned, following the recent rebranding of Invest TV-backed interactive finance channel Simply Money, writes David Wood.
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KIRCH TIGHTENS GRIP
German media group Kirch Media has strengthened its grip on the football World Cup after taking full control of Host Broadcasting Services (HBS), the TV and radio production outfit producing next
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LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN PRODUCER TO TIGER
Tiger Aspect Productions head of comedy Clive Tulloh has hired League of Gentlemen (left) producer Jemma Rodgers to create and produce comedy shows. Rodgers worked at the BBC from 1991 to
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IN MY VIEW - Wayne Garvie
On how independent production companies do not flourish by royal connections alone.
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RA identifies west midlands frequency
The Radio Authority has identified frequency space for one more regional FM licence in a move that will spark renewed competition between the major radio groups, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV franchises unveil policy
The majority of the ITV regional franchises set the bar low in their statements on programme policy for 2001, writes Steve Aston.
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September to make fourth Soap Secrets
September Films has been commissioned by ITV to create a 6 x 30-minute series of Soap Secrets, writes Steve Aston.
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NATIONAL GEO MAKES PEARL HARBOUR FILM
National Geographic Channel is to broadcast a documentary across all its global channels simultaneously for the first time. In a strategy which it claims will bolster its future purchasing power, the
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OFF THE RECORD - Out of the studio - in every sense
Avid readers of Broadcast should already know this, but for us the universe revolves around Bowling Green Lane, the home of our glamorous editorial offices. And our green and leafy street
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MEDIAARC GOES TO THE DOGS
BBC MediaArc has created the on-air idents for new interactive digital greyhound racing channel Go Barking Mad, writes Will Strauss.
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OFF THE RECORD - What an old dog
What is Off The Record to make of this little identikit gem? The image, which features the face of none other than Richard Kilgarriff, erstwhile Rapture employee and now a denizen